Poultry catcher



F. FISHER POULTRY CATCHER June 7, 1932.

Filed NOV. 16 1929 Inventor J' 'ZgJFLV/Wr M A iiorney Patented June 7, 1932 i ,NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FLOYD FISHER, OF FOREST CITY, IOWA POULTRY CATCHER Application filed November 16, 1929. Serial No. 407,694.

This invention relates to devices for catchforming upper and lower jaws 13 and 14 reing and retaining poultry from roosts or spectively. The recess 12 is formed on that while the poultry is walking along the side of the plate adjacent the curved'arm 9 so ground, and it has as a primary object a dethat obviously when the plate is swung to that vice for this purpose which is adapted to position shown in Figure 1 the arm 9 is uti- 55 engage the legs of the chicken or other fowl lized for closing the open end of the notch 12 for trapping the chicken or fowl. and the jaws 13 and 14 extend across the space Another very important object of the inbetween the shank 6 and said arm 9 as is also vention is to provide a device of this charshown to advantage in Figure 1. The plate acter, which is simple inconstruction, consists 11 at the upper edge thereof and adjacent 60 of butacomparatively few parts, thoroughly said side edge remote from the arm 9 is reliable, practical and efficient in operation notched as at 15 to provide stops 16 and 17 reand otherwise well adapted for the purpose spectively. The notch 15 accommodates a designed. lug'lS formed on and projecting from the 15 Other objects and advantages of the inupper end of the shank 6 and against which vention will become apparent from a study lug 18 the stop shoulders 16 and 17 are adaptof the following description, taken in coned to alternately engage for limiting the nection with. the accompanying drawing, swinging movement of the plate 11 upon its wherein pivot 10.

20 Figure 1 is a top plan View of the catcher, The plate 11 at its lower right hand corner the same being shown in a closed or leg re- 18 notched as at 19, while adjacent the lower mi i iti end of the plate'll there is pivoted to the Figure 2 is a similar view showing the de- Shank as at 20 a dog or latch 21, one end of vice in an open position. which is adapted to engage in the notch 19 25 Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken for retaining the plate 11 in that position substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 shown in Figure 1 for closing the leg receivlooking upwardly in the direction of the lug recess or notch 12 as before described. arrows. At its opposite end the latch or dog 21 is suit- With reference more in detail to the drawably formed to provide a finger grip 22.

30 ing, it will be seen that my improved poultry For normally retaining said one end of the catcher comprises a handle member desiglatch 20 in engagement with the notch 19, nated generally by the reference character 5 there is provided a coil spring 23, one end one end of which handle member 5 is adapted of which is secured to said one end of the to be received in the elongated tubular shank latch 21 and the other end of which is an- 35 6 of a hook-shaped member designated genchored as at 24 to an adjacent side of the B5 erally by the reference character 7 This plate 11 above the leg receiving recess 12. member 7 is preferably formed of a single In actual practice the plate is normally blank of material and comprises the tubular disposed in that position shown in Figure 2 shank port-ion 6 which at its upper end is so that in use, the hook 7 is first hooked over curved outwardly and laterally as at 8, said the leg of the chicken or poultry and a slight 9o curved portion 8 forming the bight or crown pull of the device toward the operator with of the hook merging into an outwardly curved the jaw 13 engaging the leg of the fowl will hook portion or leg 9. rotate the plate about its pivot pin so that To one side of the shank 6, adjacent the the plate will assume that position shown in bight portion 8 of the hook there is pivotally Figure 1 with the leg of the chicken within secured as at 10 an angular shaped locking the leg receiving recess 12 of the plate which plate designated generally by the reference recess 12 is now closed through the medium character 11. The plate 11 on one longituof the hook arm 9. When in this position dinal side thereof is provided with a relativethe spring 23 effects an upward pull on the 50 1y large inwardly directed notch or recess 12 latch 21 for drawing said end of the latch into the notch 19 thus locking the plate in this position and retaining the leg of the poultry within the recess 12. To free the chicken, a slight upward pressure by the finger on the finger grip 22 will move the latch upon its pivot 20 against the action of the spring 23 for moving the same out of locking engagement with the notch 19 and thus the plate will swing to its normal position or that position shown in Figure 2 whereby the recess 12 is opened and the leg of the poultry extracted therefrom.

It is believed that from the foregoing, a clear understanding of the operation, construction, utility and advantages of a device of this character will be had by those skilled in this art Without a more detailed description.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of my'invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible to changes comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described, and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 2- A poultry catcher comprising in combination a hook including a shank having a leg disposed laterally thereto, a plate pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on said shank and having a jaw extending therefrom adapted to bridge the space between said shank and said leg, said plate adjacent one end thereof provided with a notch, a dog pivotally mounted on said shank and engageable with the notch for retaining said jaw in position, bridging the space between the shank and said leg, spring means connecting said latch and said plate normally urging said plate in one direction and for normally urging said latch in a direction toward said plate, said spring means having its longitudinal axis disposed laterally with respect to the axis of said plate, and stop means for limiting the swinging movement of said plate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FLOYD FISHER. 

